[cayugabirds-l] Snipe or Woodcock @ Bear Swamp (OOB)

[Suan Yong]

Around midday today while XC skiing at Bear Swamp, which had a good 6+ inches 
of snow cover, I flushed from a small snow-free patch of wet grassy muck a 
snipe or woodcock, which flew off not too far and interestingly looked to have 
landed on a tree branch at about eye level. Alas without binoculars it was too 
far to make out. As it flew off I noted a reddish tail, which would imply 
Wilson's Snipe, though I suppose I could've been seeing some of the reddish 
underparts of a woodcock.

Suan
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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird- Conlon Road in Lansing

[Gladys J Birdsall]

This afternoon, about 2 PM, I was driving North on Conlon Road in 
Lansing.  Just past where Searles Rd extension comes into Conlon Rd. on 
the right - at an angle, there are cornfields on both sides.  There were 
thousands of Blackbirds on both sides, in the road and in the 
surrounding treetops.  As I watched the birds in the road, suddenly a 
Yellow-headed Blackbird (male) pops out among the crowd.  I watched it 
for about 15 -20 seconds and the whole bunch lifted up and I was able to 
follow it for a bit.  I thought it maybe went up into the trees.  I 
tried to refind it but did not right away.  Maybe 20 minutes later I was 
following a flock that had lifted up and out popped that yellow head and 
the white primary coverts.   I followed it for several seconds till the 
whole bunch turned and lost it again.


This huge flock was mostly Red-winged, and I spotted some females, 
Brown-headed Cowbirds, and Common Grackles.   Quite the spectacle and 
sounds!


Gladys



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[cayugabirds-l] Geneva turkey vultures

[Peter Saracino]

Some vultures are currently flying the friendly skies over Geneva, NY.
SAR

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[cayugabirds-l] Mt. Pleasant Snow Buntings

[Marie P. Read]

10:30 this morning, a flock of a couple of hundred Snow Buntings was flying 
around the fields at the east end of Mt Pleasant Road. They were also seen by 
Steve Fast and me on Sunday morning.
There's not much food up there since the fields were mowed so closely and there 
are very few weeds, so I can't imagine the buntings will stick around.
Marie

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[cayugabirds-l] Song Sparrow

[Regi Teasley]

We have a Song Sparrow under the feeder this morning.

Regi
West Hill in the City


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